Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-10
FOREIGN NEWS.
An American Testimonial
to Gladstone.
RUSSIA'S BULGARIAN POLICY.
Germany Strongly Objects to the
Hostile Policy Which France
is Pursuing.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
LONDON, July 9.-This afternoon at
Dallis Hill, in the presence of large
number of guests invited by Mrs.
Gladstone to a garden party, an Amer
lean testimonial to Gladstone was for
mally presented to the ex-Premier and
afterwards exhibited by him to the
guests. The presentation was made
by the Hon. Jos. Pulitzer, of the New
York World. Pulitzer was accompa-
MED to Dallis by Mrs. Pulitzer, Hon.
Perry Belmont, of New York, Hon.
Patrick A. Collins, of Boston, Jas. Nc
Lean, of the Associated Press, Richard
M. Walters, and l.. G. Crawford, Lon
don correspondent of the New York
World. Gladstone received the party
at 4 o'clock, and after shaking hands
presented them to Mrs. Gladstone.
All proceeded to the lawn, where the
testimonial was taken out and placed
on box. E
PULITzER's SPEECH.
Mr.. Pulitzer then spoke as follows
"Mr. Gladstone, 1869 people of the
first city OF America ask the first citi-
zen OF England to accept this gift.
They ask you to accept it as as an Of
fering of their sincere sympathy, as a
taken of their personal admiration,
and as tribute to your great public
services in the cause of Ireland
and religious freedom. They especi-
ally ask you to accept it because in
your great struggle for Home Rule and
humanity for Ireland you represent
essentially those American principals
Of representative legislation and politi-
cal equality, by which the greatness
of their own country and their own
well-being has been made possible.
The subscriptions to this testimonial
represent in a measure almost every
element of American society, every
political party, every class, creed,
color, race or nationality, rich and
poor, women and children. They
are sharply divided on the public
questions, dfFening according to theii
feeling and prejudice but on one
statesman they heartily agree and he
is William Ewart Gladstone. In one
sentiment they unite their love of free.
dom, their hatred OF oppression and
their objection to the privileged
They honor YOU because in the inevit
able conflict between democractic and
autocratic ideas you represent the
former.s4s.s .... y -.-4 '''.-sS -
GLADsTONE's REPLY. .s-
Mr.. Gladstone, after praising the
beauty of the gift, said he did moi
think 20 much OF what he deserved OF
might fairly claim, as of the profound
interest of America in the Irish cause.
From America, he, personally, never
had anything but generous treatment,
but he would not dwell upon personal
matters which were of minor inn
portance. He had great consolation
at the unanimous support he received
in America in the present struggle ;
and, referring to Ireland, he spoke OF
the jealousy which prevails in regard
to American interference in English
affairs. He said that it was much too
late under the circumstances to object
to the conduct of the Americans on
the Irish question, and it would be
monstrous and unnatural if the Amer
leans did not do it, for the feelings of
humanity required it at their hands.
He contended that the whole civilized
world, in its literature, favored Ire
land. He had challenged men who
knew more than himself to produce a
single author of repute who did not
severely and unmitigatedly condemn
England, but the challenge was unan-
swered.
THE COERCION BILL.
Criticising the Coercion bill Glad
stone said: at was passed by men,
the majority of whom when elected,
opposed coercion and condemned the
permanent feature of the act and the
suppression of the societies in Ireland.
He believed that the people as repre-
sented by the present parlia-
ment were deceived, deluded peO-
pie, but the recent election showed
they were awakening-(cheers)-and
that the cause OF liberty would triumph